No Walk in the Park

Sometimes I wish that the earth would stop spinning so I can step off and get a rest. Life is no walk in the park. I’m complaining again. I’m weary, wishing for a camp, the kind they have for children where I would be entertained and all my cares taken care of. Some smart aleck quipped that it’s called a nursing home. I do not wish for such wherein we lined up, sitting silent and vacant in our wheelchairs. I guess I better stop complaining and keep moving my ass.

I’ve thought of a few changes that I could make to reboot myself. I could lose a few pounds. According to my BMI, I am overweight. I need to lose 17 pounds. Sounds formidable to me. When I was thinking about losing weight the other day, I thought now is not a good time. We are in autumn and my hibernation response is triggered. I want to eat and sleep like a bear. It’s not good thinking. I am making excuses. I need to pull up my socks. I will try even though it is harder. I will cut back the cream and sugar in my coffee and tea. I will move a little more.

Making changes is never a walk in the park. I feel like crying just thinking about it. How many times have I already fallen back into those well worn ruts? Too many to count! There’s no point in shaming myself. It doesn’t work. I will try to visualize what I my successes will be like – as if I’ve achieved them already. Perhaps that is what is meant a vision board. Right now my two wants are to lose 17 pounds and clear my clutter. I am going to create 2 vision boards, one for each want. Wish me luck.

NO WALK IN THE PARK

January 8, Day 8 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. This is the first time I got the month right. I wonder if senility has crept in or, am I suffering the ill effects of the VACCINE. If my fellow blogger, Tamara hadn’t pointed it out to me, it would still be February for me. It might dawn on me by the 30th that I got the month wrong. I will go back later to make all the corrections. I have to focus on this post right now.

It does feel like February already. We’ve had long spells of cold and snow early and frequent. It was a struggle yesterday and today having to break new ski trails. It was no walk or ski in the park. It was hard work. There was no slip sliding away. It was more like heavy trudging. At least today was not cloudy and blowing snow like yesterday. The tracks we made were quickly blown over. Three laps around felt like forever. I huffed and puffed through each and every one. The exercise still felt good though. Hot coffee and Swedish thin bread with salsa when we got home made it all worthwhile.

The day is almost done. I have no more left in me to share. Tomorrow looks like another cold day. They could hold the snow for awhile though. Good night all.